Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Peppermint Schnapps Predicament Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 39 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: If you're looking for a quick fix of holiday romance, without delving into loads of narrative detail and plot minutiae, The Peppermint Schnapps Predicament is an uplifting and rather adorable read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mercy of the Mako Shark (The Mako Shark: Book Three) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 258 Pages Category: Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Humor At a Glance: I'm such a smitten kitten over these characters and the circumstances they find themselves in. They wend their way around and through myriad complications, but there... Continue Reading →
Title: Ice, Snow & Mistletoe Author: Jocelynn Drake Publisher: Self-Published Length: 156 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance At a Glance: Ice, Snow & Mistletoe is holiday romance success number two for me from this author. It gives good feels, touched my heart, and does what any good romance should do—left me feeling happy for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Merry & Bright Author: Joanna Chambers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 203 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: I can say without hesitation that if you're a sucker for a warm and charming story, whether it’s set around the holiday season or not, and love a well-written novella that offers a quick happiness fix,... Continue Reading →
Title: Old Wounds (Chance Assassin: Book Four) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Length: 212 Pages Category: Contemoporary At a Glance: This series will forever go down as one of my all-time favorites. It’s quirky and perfect in its imperfect, character driven madness, and one that I’ll gladly revisit over and over again. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Tap-Dancing the Minefields Author: Lyn Gala Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 334 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: Lyn Gala has created a fantastic alternate reality filled with an array of characters who span the gap between human and alien, and tell this story through sharp dialogue and shared experiences. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Sometimes... Continue Reading →
Title: Walking on Water Author: Matthew J. Metzger Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 276 Pages Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale At a Glance: If you love a classic fairy tale gorgeously re-imagined, Walking on Water is it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When a cloud falls to earth, Calla sets out to find what lies beyond the sky.... Continue Reading →
Title: Romancing the Werewolf: A Supernatural Society Novella Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 140 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy At a Glance: Though intended as a standalone, if you're like me and want deeper characterizations, and you aren't already familiar with these characters from the series in which they were introduced, you might be left... Continue Reading →
Title: Watch Point Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 177 Pages Category: Contemporary, Erotic Romance At a Glance: A little kinky and a lot erotic, Watch Point is the perfect escapist read---lots of hot for a chilly afternoon, and I wanted these guys to get their happy ending, so mission accomplished. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Street People Author: Michael Nava Publisher: Kórima Press Length: 134 Pages Category: Literary Fiction, Drama At a Glance: Michael Nava is an accomplished storyteller, and Street People is proof that a complete story can be told in an economy of words—as long as they are the right words, deliberate and evocative and delivered with... Continue Reading →
Title: Skin Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 151 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Horror At a Glance: Christian Baines kept me on the hook in the slow and clever revelation of Skin’s characters, and then threw out a surprise twist at the end that was a nice payoff to my perseverance. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Kidnapped by the Pirate Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 280 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: If you're in the mood for a sexy historical high seas romance with some added danger and a sweet HEA, men whose conquest is to conquer each other, to ravage barriers and ravish each other body... Continue Reading →
Title: When First I Met My King (The Arthur Trilogy: Book One) Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 138 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy At a Glance: When First I Met My King is yet another title to add to my ever-growing list of lovely reads by this author, and the next in the trilogy can’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Because Faery Godmonster (Chainmail and Velvet: Book One) Author: Sionnach Wintergreen Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 105 Pages Category: Fairy Tale/Fantasy At a Glance: Sweet, a little angsty, comical and sexy all apply to this story. It's such an easy, breezy read. All in a day's fun, really. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: How can they... Continue Reading →
Title: Count the Shells (A Porthkennack Novel) Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 246 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: Count the Shells is another lovely historical romance from this author and, likewise, another lovely addition to the Porthkennack universe. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Michael Gray returned from World War One injured, but at... Continue Reading →
Title: Nocturne (Hours of the Night: Book Two) Author: Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt Publisher: Self-Published Length: 300 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: Nocturne, book two in Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt's Hours of the Night series, is next level entertaining and suspenseful. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It's Mardi Gras, cher, but this... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitten by Desire (Regent’s Park Pack: Book Three) Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, Shifters At a Glance: I've enjoyed every single book so far in the Regent's Park Pack series, but this book is my hands down favorite yet. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two lovers from... Continue Reading →
Title: Hexslayer (Hexworld: Book Three) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 344 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Historical At a Glance: Yet another excellent addition to the Hexworld series, Nick and Jamie's enemies-to-lovers story is romantic and fraught---of course, because this is a Jordan L. Hawk book--with danger and mayhem, and is lush in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Long Past & Other Stories Author: Ginn Hale Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 225 Pages Category: Historical, Alt Worlds, Steampunk At a Glance: Ginn Hale is, simply put, a master of unique and incredible Alt U fantasy. I don’t devour her work as much as I work hard to savor every word of... Continue Reading →
Title: Tender with a Twist (Rainbow Cove: Book Two) Author: Annabeth Albert Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 264 Pages Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: Age gap, opposites attract, second chances all mixed up with a little kink, for good measure, and two guys I wanted to find their way to a happy beginning—it all made... Continue Reading →
Title: Team Phison Author: Chace Verity Publisher: Self-Published Length: 132 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Charming, clever, and touching, Team Phison was the perfect book to get me to the quick and genuine happy that I crave from contemporary romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: For 55-year-old Phil Hutton, finding a new boyfriend is tough,... Continue Reading →
Title: Yuletide Truce Author: Sandra Schwab Publisher: Self-Published Length: 68 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Historical At a Glance: If you’re not in the mood for a Christmas romance right now, keep this one on your nice list, happy ending guaranteed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: London, 1845 It's December, Alan "Aigee" Garmond's favorite time of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Rule Breaker Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 302 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: It’s not such an easy feat to find a contemporary category romance novel that rises to the top of, and even transcends, the abundance of good gay romantic fiction out there. Rule Breaker does. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Off the Beaten Path Author: Cari Z. Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: After reading so many reviews of this author’s work, and finally having the opportunity to be a first-time reader myself, I can see what all the praise is about. Off the Beaten Path is... Continue Reading →
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